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What do you think impeachment means?

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A formal accusation of wrongdoing against a public official. According to the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives can vote to impeach an official, but the Senate actually tries the case. Here's what the Constitution says about impeachment.

Sentence

The U.S. House of Representatives impeached Bill Clinton in 1998, but the U.S. Senate acquitted him, and he lived happily ever after.